GER/RUSS 600GER/RUSS 600Electronic Resources Electronic Resources

for Literature and for Literature and FilmFilm

H. CalogeridisH. Calogeridis

B. MenichB. Menich

UW LibraryUW Library

October 20, 2006October 20, 2006

ObjectiveObjective

To provide an overview of electronic To provide an overview of electronic resources supporting research in resources supporting research in literature and film studiesliterature and film studies

Journal Databases (UW)Journal Databases (UW)

Newspaper Databases (UW)Newspaper Databases (UW)

Internet ResourcesInternet Resources

Session OutlineSession Outline

Subject specific journal databasesSubject specific journal databases

Interdisciplinary journal databasesInterdisciplinary journal databases

Newspaper databasesNewspaper databases

Internet resourcesInternet resources

Searching and finding tipsSearching and finding tips

Journal DatabasesJournal Databases

Access from UW Homepage, right Access from UW Homepage, right navigation bar, under Research navigation bar, under Research DatabasesDatabases

http://journal-http://journal-indexes.uwaterloo.caindexes.uwaterloo.ca

Browse by TitleBrowse by Title

Browse by SubjectBrowse by Subject

Journal DatabasesJournal Databases

Journal DatabasesJournal Databases

Subject Specific Subject Specific DatabasesDatabases

German: Germanistik, BDSL German: Germanistik, BDSL OnlineOnline

Russian: ABSEESRussian: ABSEES

Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary DatabasesDatabases

Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Humanities Abstracts Humanities Abstracts Humanities FTHumanities FT IBZIBZ JSTOR JSTOR MLA MLA Web of ScienceWeb of Science

How to Search with How to Search with KeywordsKeywords

Analyze your search topic: Treatment of laughter in Analyze your search topic: Treatment of laughter in literature from a feminist perspectiveliterature from a feminist perspective

Identify the key conceptsIdentify the key conceptsLAUGHTERLAUGHTER LITERATURE LITERATURE FEMINIST FEMINIST

Provide other terms that are similar in meaning (synonyms) Provide other terms that are similar in meaning (synonyms) or related terms or related terms LAUGHTER LAUGHTER MIRTH FUN FEMINIST FEMINISMMIRTH FUN FEMINIST FEMINISM

Combine terms using AND to narrow and OR to broadenCombine terms using AND to narrow and OR to broaden(laughter OR mirth OR fun) AND literature AND feminis*(laughter OR mirth OR fun) AND literature AND feminis*

NoteNote: Umlauts and transliteration make a difference: Umlauts and transliteration make a difference e.g. für/fuer; tolstoy/tolstoie.g. für/fuer; tolstoy/tolstoi

How to Search with How to Search with Keywords (cont’d)Keywords (cont’d)

Note the various database interfaces and Note the various database interfaces and search feature differences. Use ONLINE HELP.search feature differences. Use ONLINE HELP.

truncationtruncation descriptorsdescriptors Boolean combination proceduresBoolean combination procedures thesaurithesauri indexesindexes limiting features (date, publication type, limiting features (date, publication type,

language, format, etc.)language, format, etc.)

Interpreting Search Interpreting Search Results (Hits)Results (Hits)

If the number too high, limit by If the number too high, limit by language, date, type of material, etc.language, date, type of material, etc.

If the number too low, expand by If the number too low, expand by simplifying the search statement OR simplifying the search statement OR re- formulate you search statement OR re- formulate you search statement OR switch to a different databaseswitch to a different database

Check "peer-reviewed" hitsCheck "peer-reviewed" hits

Getting the Research Getting the Research MaterialMaterial

1.1. Click on Get it @Waterloo link to access Click on Get it @Waterloo link to access the full text or print information from the full text or print information from TRELLISTRELLIS

2.2. Search TRELLIS by the source title, e.g. Search TRELLIS by the source title, e.g. the journal title, NOT the article titlethe journal title, NOT the article title

3.3. For print sources, note the library For print sources, note the library holdings, call number and locationholdings, call number and location

MLAMLA

MLAMLA

MLAMLA

MLAMLA

MLAMLA

MLAMLA

MLAMLA

IBZIBZ

Journal Articles from European Journal Articles from European journalsjournals

Multilingual, mostly English and Multilingual, mostly English and GermanGerman

Interface in English and GermanInterface in English and German

IBZIBZ

IBZIBZ

IBZIBZ

IBZIBZ

JSTORJSTOR

Electronic archiveElectronic archive Full-text articlesFull-text articles Coverage excludes current 3-5 Coverage excludes current 3-5

years (moving wall)years (moving wall)

JSTORJSTOR

JSTORJSTOR

JSTORJSTOR

JSTORJSTOR

JSTORJSTOR

JSTORJSTOR

Web of Science:Web of Science:Arts & Humanities Citation Arts & Humanities Citation IndexIndex

Journal articles and reviewsJournal articles and reviews Search by citations Search by citations MultilingualMultilingual

Web of ScienceWeb of Science

Web of ScienceWeb of Science

Web of ScienceWeb of Science

Web of ScienceWeb of Science

BDSLBDSL

1985-1995 only1985-1995 only Equivalent of Equivalent of Bibliographie der Bibliographie der

deutschen Sprach- und deutschen Sprach- und LiteraturwissenschaftLiteraturwissenschaft (Eppelsheimer/Köttelwesch)(Eppelsheimer/Köttelwesch)

Key database for German StudiesKey database for German Studies

BDSLBDSL

ABSEESABSEES

American Bibliography of Slavic American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studiesand East European Studies

Includes book reviewsIncludes book reviews

ABSEESABSEES

ABSEESABSEES

ABSEESABSEES

Pit StopPit Stop

Newspaper DatabasesNewspaper Databases

interdisciplinaryinterdisciplinary popular sources of informationpopular sources of information good source of reviewsgood source of reviews

FactivaFactiva Searchable in Latin and Cyrillic alphabetsSearchable in Latin and Cyrillic alphabets

Lexis/Nexis AcademicLexis/Nexis Academic

Factiva News PagesFactiva News Pages

Germany:Germany: Suddeutsche ZeitungSuddeutsche Zeitung Die Welt Die Welt Berliner Zeitung Berliner Zeitung Der Tagesspiegel Der Tagesspiegel Frankfurter Frankfurter

Rundschau Rundschau Stuttgarter Zeitung Stuttgarter Zeitung

Austria:Austria: Die Presse Die Presse Wirtschafts BlattWirtschafts Blatt

Switzerland:Switzerland: Neue Zurcher Neue Zurcher

ZeitungZeitung Basler Zeitung Basler Zeitung Tages AnzeigerTages Anzeiger

Russia:Russia: VedomostiVedomosti Kommersant Kommersant Rossiiskaia gazeta Rossiiskaia gazeta Izvestiia Izvestiia EkspertEkspert

FactivaFactiva

FactivaFactiva

FactivaFactiva

FactivaFactiva

LexisNexisLexisNexis

LexisNexisLexisNexis

LexisNexisLexisNexis

Subject GuidesSubject Guides

Subject GuidesSubject Guides

Subject GuidesSubject Guides

Subject GuidesSubject Guides

Subject GuidesSubject Guides

Subject GuidesSubject Guides

Subject GuidesSubject Guides

Subject GuidesSubject Guides

Subject GuidesSubject Guides

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